Monthly Archives: September 2006

Kneejerkers are evil!

Posted on 27/9/2006 by mrBen

I am consistently amazed about the ability of the public and politicians to make knee-jerk reactions. Richard Hammonds accident last week prompted (again!) calls for Top Gear to be banned. Top Gear is, I think, the finest car program on … Continue reading →

Posted in Film & TV, mrBen | 4 Comments

Star Wars Fact File for one lucky winner

Posted on 25/9/2006 by BigAl

Back when I had not much more money than I do now, but considerably less sense, I bought the Star Wars Fact File, one of those partworks that tend to go on and on and on… Initially it was only … Continue reading →

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Viral marketting from Alpha

Posted on 25/9/2006 by mrBen

I was quite surprised when I saw that the Alpha Course Website had been running a competition for viral ads. How very, well, ‘modern’ and intarweb of them. Here’s the winning entry mrBen

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Things to do tonight….

Posted on 21/9/2006 by mrBen

1. Watch Firefly on the Sci-Fi channel. That’s it. If you haven’t seen it yet (are you mad?!?) then Sci-Fi is airing Firefly on Thursday nights at 2100 and repeated on Sunday nights at 1900. If you’re lucky enough to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film & TV, mrBen | 2 Comments

I made this

Posted on 20/9/2006 by mrBen

Due 7th April 2007 (or 7-4-7 ) Apologies for blurry picture – ultrasound piccies are really hard to copy mrBen

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ITLAPD

Posted on 19/9/2006 by mrBen

Yes, it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day (see also the UK page), so I’ve added a WordPress plugin to make everything talk like a pirate for today. My friend Neuro is also suggesting a Talk like Yoda Day, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, mrBen | 5 Comments

Wiki-on-a-Stick

Posted on 15/9/2006 by mrBen

Every now and then you come across a bit of software that is so simple, and yet brilliant. Wiki on a Stick is such a project. It’s a small wiki contained in a single html file and a single javascript … Continue reading →

Posted in Computing, Internet, mrBen | 5 Comments

Creating a Planet!

Posted on 8/9/2006 by mrBen

No – I haven’t got a God complex A planet site is a site that aggregates postings from a selected group of other sites. And I thought it might be nice to have a planet for all the subdomains on … Continue reading →

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School children and lateness

Posted on 4/9/2006 by BigAl

After being habitually late for work ever since I started at the detestable “Utilities Company based in Scotland” I decided to make a special effort to get the ol’ carcass out of bed and make it to work on time. … Continue reading →

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Prize Time!

Posted on 4/9/2006 by mrBen

Yes, it’s time for an extra special prize to be awarded. Early on Saturday morning Neuro posted the 1000th comment on JediMoose! So I’m going to buy him something special, like a Mars Bar, or a pint of Guinness Congratulations … Continue reading →